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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut today sparked a major controversy by saying in a column that Muslims in the country were suffering due to vote bank politics and that revoking their voting rights would solve their problems.

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray today told the Bombay High Court that he is not interested in an out-of-court settlement of the property dispute with his brother Jaidev following which the judge advised him to reconsider his decision and attempt an amicable resolution.

Uddhav and Raj Thackeray, estranged cousins, were seated together at a public event in Mumbai today. The Thackerays were seen speaking to each other and posing for photographs at a function to mark the second death anniversary of Bal Thackeray, the founder of regional party Shiv Sena.

"The alliance with the Shiv Sena is over," the BJP said in Mumbai this evening, ending a 25-year-old partnership. It said it was taking the decision with a "heavy heart" and promised a courteous break-up.

Four years after his political debut, Aditya Thackeray, son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is coming of age. Back in 2010, the Thackeray scion's coming out party was thrown by grandfather, the late Bal Thackeray at a Dussehra rally, who introduced him as the chief of the Yuva Sena.

With the morphed photos of Shivaji and Bal Thackeray leading to violence in Mumbai and Pune - and even the death of a techie earlier this month, a citizen group has decided to take matters into its own hands.

The Maharashtra government says it has identified those responsible for posting morphed photos of iconic leaders on Facebook, and says arrests will be made soon. Last week, a 28-year-old Muslim IT worker was beaten to death by a mob after offensive images of Maratha warrior king Shivaji and Shiv Sena leader Bal Thackeray were circulated on Facebook...

Anil Shirole, the newly-elected BJP MP from Pune, stirred controversy on Thursday when asked to comment on the murder of an IT professional in the city amid tension over the derogatory depiction of Maratha king Shivaji and Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray in pictures shared on Facebook.

Former BJP chief Nitin Gadkari today met Raj Thackeray in Mumbai, triggering speculation that the BJP is trying to win over the MNS chief into NDA for upcoming elections even as he said there is no reason for Shiv Sena to be annoyed by his meeting with Raj.

The Shiv Sena today described political rival Raj Thackeray as "a novice" who fronted an "unsuccessful" agitation demanding that commuters in Maharashtra stop paying tax at toll plazas because roads are sub-standard.